Skip the lines in Paris and visit these picturesque towns and villages, where the crowds are fewer and the pace is slower.

Beaches in southwest France along the Atlantic coast have been shut down after bricks of cocaine and other drugs continue to wash ashore, for weeks now, leaving investigators puzzled over where the ...

FeatureThe 'Handiplage' label, awarded to 150 beaches across France, guarantees people with reduced mobility access to the water and amphibious wheelchairs for swimming. A Tiralo, an amphibious ...

The beaches (plages, in French) in southern France are numerous and varied. Some are hidden in discrete coves, others stretch out right in front of a city. Beaches are made up of anything from rocks ...

Venture to this underrated, windswept beach in Normandy to see D-Day museums, paratrooper memorials, and historic sites where ...

When you think of a beach vacation, you might envision Mexican coastlines or Caribbean getaways. France is known for its breathtaking cities and mouth-watering cuisine and you might be familiar with ...

A small town in Provence is attracting more vacationing families by turning a stretch of sun-drenched Mediterranean seafront into what it calls the first non-smoking beach in France. The smoking ban ...